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George William Rolls

1888-1918

Unit

7th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

55628

About

Born in New Zealand

10 October 1888
Parents

Mother

Ellen Rolls

Father

Sydney Rolls

Settled in New Zealand

1889
Residence

Hometown

Ohapuku, Kaiapoi
Work

Occupation

Farmer

Employer

Own
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

World War I (1914-1918)

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British War Medal ribbon

British War Medal

Victory Medal ribbon

Victory Medal

Death

Died at the age of 29

12 April 1918

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5550 91/0099599, Military Personnel File.

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.75, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 49.

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “George William Rolls (1888-1918)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/735

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